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US on watch as impending Tropical Storm Imelda threatens south-east Tropical Storm Imelda forming and expected to become hurricane
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Weather system expected to become tropical storm as Hurricane Humberto weakens but still remains category 4 Forecast track could take storm, which caused disruption in Bahamas and Cuba, away from US east coast
A weather system that is forecast to become Tropical Storm Imelda later on Sunday before approaching the coast of South Carolina as a hurricane in the coming days was causing disruption in the Bahamas and nearby islands. Tropical Storm Imelda formed on Sunday and was expected to become a hurricane on a forecast track that could take it away from the US east coast in the coming days. The storm was causing disruption in the Bahamas and Cuba on Sunday, and a tropical storm watch was posted in parts of Florida.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Humberto weakened very slightly but remained a strong category 4 storm in the Atlantic, threatening Bermuda.Meanwhile, Hurricane Humberto weakened very slightly but remained a strong category 4 storm in the Atlantic, threatening Bermuda.
South Carolina’s governor, Henry McMaster, urged people to monitor the weather closely and stay alert. And in North Carolina, governor Josh Stein declared a state of emergency in advance of the system, currently called Tropical Depression Nine. At about 2pm ET, Imelda was located about 95 miles (152.89km) west-north-west of the Central Bahamas and about 370 miles (595.46km) south-east of Cape Canaveral in Brevard county, Florida, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said. It was headed north at 7mph (11kph) and its maximum sustained winds were 40mph (65kph).
Forecasters said the system was on track to become a tropical storm later on Sunday and a hurricane by late Monday or Tuesday. It would be named Imelda. The center said the system was expected to move across the central and northwestern Bahamas on Sunday and turn east-northeastward, away from the southeastern US, by the middle of the week.
At about 8am ET, the storm was located about 285 miles (460km) north-west of the eastern tip of Cuba and about 100 miles west-southwest of the Central Bahamas. It was headed north-northwest at 7 mph (11 km/h). Its maximum sustained winds were 35 mph. A tropical storm watch was in effect for the east coast of Florida from the Palm Beach-Martin county line to the Flagler-Volusia county line, the center said, urging residents along the south-east US coast to monitor the system. A tropical storm watch means tropical storm conditions are possible within 48 hours.
South Carolina’s governor, Henry McMaster, urged people to monitor the weather closely and stay alert. And in North Carolina, governor Josh Stein declared a state of emergency in advance of the system.
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The storm could bring high winds and heavy rain, which could produce flooding, he said. The state was prepositioning search and rescue crews over the weekend.The storm could bring high winds and heavy rain, which could produce flooding, he said. The state was prepositioning search and rescue crews over the weekend.
Humberto had maximum sustained winds of 155 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, making it a category 4 hurricane. It was located about 585 miles south of Bermuda and was moving west-northwest at 13 mph. Humberto weakened slightly on Sunday but still had maximum powerful sustained winds of 150mph (240kph), according to the hurricane center, making it a Category 4 hurricane. It was located about 535 miles (861km) south of Bermuda and was moving west-north-west at 13mph (20kph).
A tropical storm watch could be required in Bermuda later in the day, forecasters said, and swells could reach the US east coast on Monday.A tropical storm watch could be required in Bermuda later in the day, forecasters said, and swells could reach the US east coast on Monday.
Tropical Depression Nine was threatening parts of Cuba and the Bahamas with heavy rainfall and flash flooding, with portions of the latter under a tropical storm warning. More warnings and watches were expected later on Sunday, the hurricane center said. There were rains in the Dominican Republic on Friday, leading authorities to evacuate hundreds of people and declare a red alert in five provinces.
The tropical disturbance brought heavy rains to the Dominican Republic on Friday, leading authorities to evacuate hundreds of people and declare a red alert in five provinces. Swells generated by Tropical Storm Narda, formerly a hurricane, were affecting coastal Mexico and Baja California Sur, forecasters said, and life-threatening surf and rip current conditions are possible in southern California. It was, however, rapidly weakening and was expected to become post-tropical on Sunday evening or Monday.
Swells generated by Tropical Storm Narda, formerly a hurricane, are affecting coastal Mexico and Baja California Sur, forecasters said, and life-threatening surf and rip current conditions are possible in southern California.